As a Hindi name
होना
to be (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same); to be, become (to have or gain the quality of); to exist; to be born
Śabdasāgara also records: लुटेरा । चोर । डाकू
Cited formation "होडा" is होड़ + -आ: होड़ means "a wager, bet", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "होडा" is होड़ + -आ: होड़ means "a wager, bet", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word of Old Hindi origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi) Old Hindi होइ (hoi) Hindi हो (ho) Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Indo-Irania…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
g. ajādi ( hoḍhā).
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "hoḍā" is the nominative of "hoḍṛ" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "hoḍā" is the feminine form of "hoḍa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M1 · same meaning "hoḍā" is the nominative of "hoḍiman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
hoḍā (ā), f. g. ajādi (Kāś. hoḍhā).
hoḍṛ (?) m. a robber, highway-robber, L.
hoḍṛ m. A robber.
hoḍa m. a raft, float, boat, L.
a title of a partic. class of Kāyasthas and of Śrotriya Brāhmans in Bengal, L.
hoḍiman m. (fr. prec.) g. pṛthv-ādi.
Alternative readings
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